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ectypal

/ɛkˈtaɪpəl/

ectypal adjective: copied, as contrasted with an archetypal original.

Adjective

ectypal

  1. Copied, as contrasted with an archetypal original.
  2. Corresponding to external reality.
    • What would you have! do I not acknowledge a twofold state of things, the one ectypal or natural, the other archetypal and eternal? The former was created in time; the latter existed from everlasting in the mind of God.1713, George Berkeley, Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous

ectypal meaning in Bengali

ectypal in Bengali

অনুকৃত, অনুলিপি করা, বাহ্যিক বাস্তবতা সম্পর্কিত

Origin of ectypal

From ectype + -al.

Questions about ectypal

What does ectypal mean?
Ectypal means copied, as contrasted with an archetypal original.
What is ectypal in Bengali?
Ectypal in Bengali is অনুকৃত, অনুলিপি করা, বাহ্যিক বাস্তবতা সম্পর্কিত. See Ectypal meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ectypal?
Ectypal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ectypal?
Ectypal is pronounced /ɛkˈtaɪpəl/.

Words near ectypal in the dictionary

  1. ectrosyndactyly
  2. ectrotic
  3. ECTS
  4. ECTWT
  5. ectylurea
  6. ectypal
  7. ectype
  8. ectypes
  9. ectypography
  10. ectypus
  11. ecu

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